Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - 2-15
tabsver. 1
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Capo: 2
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Jolly One or 2-15, so called because it takes the second and fifteenth verses of the Gitanjali and sets them
to music.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When you
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ask me to sing It feels like my
heart would burst with pride And I
look at your face And
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tears come to my eyes And
[Prechorus]
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all that's harsh and wrong In my life
melts into one sweet song And my
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love spreads wings like a gladbird flying
over the road Well I
[Chorus]
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know you take pleasure in my singing. And I
know that only when I sing do you hear me 'cause then I
touch things I can't touch I touch parts of you I can't really
touch And then
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Drunk with this joy of singing I for-
get myself and call you my
friend La la
[Bridge]
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la la la la la la la
[Verse 2]
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la la la la la I'm here, we're here,
to sing you songs In this field we have, this
corner spot In your world we have no real
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work to do our life is to
sit here and sing these songs that have no
purpose